czar of bizarre
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OK GUYS HERE IS THE SITUATION. A FRIEND OF MINE IS WORKING ON A CD. HE HAS ALL THE SONGS FINISHED. THE MIXES SOUND LIKE CRAP. IM BEING HONEST WITH YOU JUST LIKE I WAS HONEST WITH HIM. HE TOLD ME "I LISTENED TO YOUR MUSIC AND IT SOUNDS CLEAR I WANT YOU TO DO THE SAME TO MINE". I TOLD HIM THAT MY MUSIC WAS TRACKED PROPERLY AND MIXED BY ME AND THE ENGINEER. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD A LOT OF ROUGH MIXES AND THAT I STAYED AWAY FROM A LOT OF EQ AND COMPRESSION.
SO BASICALLY WHAT THE GUY WANTS ME TO DO IS POLISH A TURD. THE SONGS HAVE HISS AND SOME ARE DISTORTED. SOME ARE BASS HEAVY OR HAVE HIGHS THAT WILL RUIN YOUR EARS.
MY ADVICE TO HIM WAS TO REMIX THE SONGS.I TOLD HIM AS A FRIEND WHO CARES (NOT A YES MAN) AND FROM AN HONEST PROFESSIONAL VIEW.
I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD GIVE IT A TRY. HOWEVER I *WARNED* HIM. I TOLD HIM THAT I WASNT A MASTERING ENGINEER BUT THAT I *COULD* IMPROVE THE MIX IF HE HAD THE MULTITRACKED VERSIONS (EACH INSTRUMENT IN EACH SONG SEPERATE).
SO I WENT THROUGH AND TWEEKED THE SONGS AND SENT THEM TO HIM. HE TELLS ME THAT THE SONGS ARE LOWER THAN WHAT HE SENT TO ME. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD TO CUT FREQUENCIES INSTEAD OF BOOSTING AND THAT I COULDNT MAGICALLY MAKE IT SOUND "CLEAR" IF IT SOUNDED LIKE CRAP. I TOLD HIM THAT I COMPRESSED THE SONGS (THEY NEEDED IT) BUT THAT IT WAS 4:1 COMPRESSION AT THE MOST.
NOW WHEN I PLAYED BACK THE SONGS ON MY SYSTEM AND A-B TESTED THE SONGS MY VERSIONS WERE LOUDER THAN HIS BY A COUPLE OF DB. HIS HIGHEST LEVEL ON ONE SONG WAS -6.7 AND I RAISED IT TO 0.3. I EVEN PLAYED THE SONG BACK FOR HIM.
I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT IF I CUT THE FREQUENCIES ON ONE BAND THAT IT WOULD EFFECT THE ENTIRE MIX. HE HAD A SONG THAT NEED A *BIG* BASS CUT. SO I CUT IT AT 400HZ A COUPLE OF DB. HOWEVER IT EFFECTED THE SNARES ALSO. HE DOESNT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE.......
SO WHAT SHOULD I DO? HOW CAN I GET ALL THE SONGS TO THE SAME VOLUME AND LEVELS?
MY PLAN NOW IS TO SIMPLY LOAD THE FILES IN SOUND FORGE, NORMALIZE TO 0.3 (JUST UNDER ZERO) AND USE THE "SMOOTHER" PLUG IN ON ALL THE SONGS.
ANY SUGGESTIOSN OR TIPS? MY SUGGESTIONS AND TIPS WOULD BE TO REMIX BUT HE DOESNT LISTEN.
ALL FEEDBACK IS HELPFUL
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT MIND MY CAPS............
CZAR THE JESUS OF RAP
PS DONT MIND MY CAPS
SO BASICALLY WHAT THE GUY WANTS ME TO DO IS POLISH A TURD. THE SONGS HAVE HISS AND SOME ARE DISTORTED. SOME ARE BASS HEAVY OR HAVE HIGHS THAT WILL RUIN YOUR EARS.
MY ADVICE TO HIM WAS TO REMIX THE SONGS.I TOLD HIM AS A FRIEND WHO CARES (NOT A YES MAN) AND FROM AN HONEST PROFESSIONAL VIEW.
I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD GIVE IT A TRY. HOWEVER I *WARNED* HIM. I TOLD HIM THAT I WASNT A MASTERING ENGINEER BUT THAT I *COULD* IMPROVE THE MIX IF HE HAD THE MULTITRACKED VERSIONS (EACH INSTRUMENT IN EACH SONG SEPERATE).
SO I WENT THROUGH AND TWEEKED THE SONGS AND SENT THEM TO HIM. HE TELLS ME THAT THE SONGS ARE LOWER THAN WHAT HE SENT TO ME. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD TO CUT FREQUENCIES INSTEAD OF BOOSTING AND THAT I COULDNT MAGICALLY MAKE IT SOUND "CLEAR" IF IT SOUNDED LIKE CRAP. I TOLD HIM THAT I COMPRESSED THE SONGS (THEY NEEDED IT) BUT THAT IT WAS 4:1 COMPRESSION AT THE MOST.
NOW WHEN I PLAYED BACK THE SONGS ON MY SYSTEM AND A-B TESTED THE SONGS MY VERSIONS WERE LOUDER THAN HIS BY A COUPLE OF DB. HIS HIGHEST LEVEL ON ONE SONG WAS -6.7 AND I RAISED IT TO 0.3. I EVEN PLAYED THE SONG BACK FOR HIM.
I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT IF I CUT THE FREQUENCIES ON ONE BAND THAT IT WOULD EFFECT THE ENTIRE MIX. HE HAD A SONG THAT NEED A *BIG* BASS CUT. SO I CUT IT AT 400HZ A COUPLE OF DB. HOWEVER IT EFFECTED THE SNARES ALSO. HE DOESNT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE.......
SO WHAT SHOULD I DO? HOW CAN I GET ALL THE SONGS TO THE SAME VOLUME AND LEVELS?
MY PLAN NOW IS TO SIMPLY LOAD THE FILES IN SOUND FORGE, NORMALIZE TO 0.3 (JUST UNDER ZERO) AND USE THE "SMOOTHER" PLUG IN ON ALL THE SONGS.
ANY SUGGESTIOSN OR TIPS? MY SUGGESTIONS AND TIPS WOULD BE TO REMIX BUT HE DOESNT LISTEN.
ALL FEEDBACK IS HELPFUL
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT MIND MY CAPS............
CZAR THE JESUS OF RAP
PS DONT MIND MY CAPS